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Pfizer Stock Surges on Trump Deal & Obesity Drug Drama – Is a Comeback Coming?

Pfizer (PFE) Stock Today — Nov 7, 2025: Metsera Bidding War Intensifies, Dividend Record Date, and What’s Moving the Share Price

Last updated: Nov 7, 2025 (19:23 UTC) Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) shares were trading around $24.28, down roughly 2.3% intraday, as investors weighed new twists in the Metsera takeover fight and marked today’s dividend record date. As of the latest print, the stock’s day range was $24.12–$24.61 on heavy volume. Key takeaways Pfizer stock price today (intraday) What changed today — Nov 7, 2025 1) Metsera bidding war heats up Why it matters: The Metsera outcome could reshape Pfizer’s cardiometabolic/obesity ambitions after earlier setbacks, and investors are repricing PFE daily on any signal of who ultimately wins—and at what cost. Financial
7 November 2025
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Strive Asset Management (ASST) prices upsized 12% preferred stock IPO to raise ~$160M; fresh Semler (SMLR) merger filing lands — Nov. 6, 2025

Strive Asset Management (ASST) prices upsized 12% preferred stock IPO to raise ~$160M; fresh Semler (SMLR) merger filing lands — Nov. 6, 2025

Strive, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASST)—the parent of Strive Asset Management, LLC—priced an upsized initial public offering of its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock (“SATA Stock”) at $80 per share, expanding the deal to 2,000,000 shares for ~$160 million in expected gross proceeds. Settlement is slated for Monday, November 10, 2025, pending customary closing conditions. The preferred carries an initial 12% annual dividend, paid monthly beginning December 15, 2025, with a $100 stated amount and a framework that allows Strive to adjust the rate within defined limits. Barclays and Cantor are joint bookrunners, with Clear Street as co‑manager. Proceeds may
6 November 2025
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Merger Showdown: Union Slams Crédit Agricole–Banco BPM Deal Over Job Cuts and “Deserted” Towns

Merger Showdown: Union Slams Crédit Agricole–Banco BPM Deal Over Job Cuts and “Deserted” Towns

Union Sounds Alarm on Bank Merger Italian bank workers’ union First CISL has delivered a stark warning about the rumored merger between Banco BPM and Crédit Agricole Italia. On October 31, the union publicly rejected the potential deal, saying it would come at a high social cost. “An eventual Crédit Agricole–Banco BPM operation will bring a new wave of branch closures [and] heavy cuts to jobs,” cautioned First CISL Secretary General Riccardo Colombani firstcisl.it. He stressed that hundreds of bank branches could shut if the two lenders combine, hurting not only bank employees but also local communities and small businesses
3 November 2025
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Terex (TEX) Stock Crashes 18% on Surprise REV Group Merger News

Terex (TEX) Stock Crashes 18% on Surprise REV Group Merger News

In-Depth Analysis Terex’s stock slump on Oct. 30 came amid two shocks: mixed Q3 earnings results and a transformational merger announcement. After a previous close near $56, shares briefly traded in the mid-$40s, reflecting roughly an 18% intraday fall stockanalysis.com ts2.tech. Ts2.tech noted that “Terex fell ~18%” after the quarter (“weaker revenue”) news ts2.tech, a move echoed by institutional traders and option activity. By afternoon, volume had spiked and the stock was well below pre-earnings levels. For context, the 52-week range is $31.53–$58.66 stockanalysis.com, so even after the drop, shares remain above their 2025 low (around $32 last winter) but
30 October 2025
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American Water & Essential Utilities to Merge in $63B ‘Mega-Deal’ – What Investors Need to Know

American Water & Essential Utilities to Merge in $63B ‘Mega-Deal’ – What Investors Need to Know

In-Depth Report: On Oct. 26, 2025, American Water Works Co. (AWK) and Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) surprised the utilities sector by announcing a definitive all-stock merger agreement businesswire.com investing.com. The companies said the combination creates the largest regulated water/wastewater utility in the U.S., serving roughly 14 million people in 14 states ts2.tech. According to the companies, shareholders of each firm unanimously approved the deal, which carries a pro forma market value of about $40 billion (about $63 billion including debt) marketscreener.com nasdaq.com. American Water shareholders will receive 0.305 shares for each Essential share, equating to a ~10% premium to WTRG’s recent trading
27 October 2025
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Huntington’s $7.4B Texas-Tupelo Power Move: Cadence Bank Takeover Shakes Up Banking

Huntington’s $7.4B Texas-Tupelo Power Move: Cadence Bank Takeover Shakes Up Banking

Deal Details and Rationale On Oct. 27, Huntington Bancshares announced it will absorb Cadence Bank in a stock-for-stock merger finimize.com sec.gov. Cadence is a $53 billion-asset regional bank based in Houston/Tupelo, with 390 branches in eight states sec.gov bankingdive.com. Under the deal Huntington will issue 2.475 of its shares per Cadence share. Based on HBAN’s Oct. 24 close of $16.07, the exchange price equals $39.77 per Cadence share (a ~9% premium) finimize.com bankingdive.com. This values Cadence at $7.4 billion in total finimize.com bankingdive.com. The combined bank will have about $276 billion in assets, $220 billion in deposits, and $184 billion in loans and leases reuters.com bankingdive.com.
27 October 2025
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Rocket Companies Stock Blasts Off After $14B Mega-Merger – Will RKT Keep Soaring?

Rocket Companies Stock Blasts Off After $14B Mega-Merger – Will RKT Keep Soaring?

Stock Price Rallies Amid Mortgage Market Shifts Rocket Companies’ stock has been on a wild ride this year. As of Oct. 24, RKT was trading around $16.94-$17 per share google.com – roughly flat on the day after some early swings (intraday high ~$17.10, low ~$16.41) google.com. That price is about 70-80% higher than where it started 2025, making Rocket a standout gainer in an otherwise sluggish housing sector youtube.com. The stock reached as high as the low-$20s in early October, when excitement over Rocket’s latest acquisition peaked, before cooling off. In fact, RKT shares have climbed about 54% since late
24 October 2025
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Fifth Third’s Stock Jumps on Earnings Beat and Mega-Merger – Is FITB a Buy Now?

Fifth Third’s Stock Jumps on Earnings Beat and Mega-Merger – Is FITB a Buy Now?

Fifth Third Stock Rallies After Turbulent Week Fifth Third Bank logo is seen in this illustration taken April 23, 2024 (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic). Fifth Third’s stock is bouncing back to end a volatile week. By midday Friday (Oct. 17), FITB shares were trading around $41–$42, up roughly 2–3% after the bank’s strong earnings report beat expectations reuters.com. The mini-rally follows a sharp selloff in regional bank stocks just one day earlier: on Thursday, Fifth Third fell about 4% as part of a broader rout fueled by credit worries ts2.tech. News of surprise loan losses at two peer banks – Zions and
17 October 2025
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Omeros Stock Explodes 146% on Surprise $2.1B Novo Nordisk Deal – What Comes Next?

Biotech Bombshell: Omeros Stock Skyrockets on $2.1B Novo Nordisk Deal – What’s Next?

Stock Performance: Recent Surge and Volatility Omeros shares were trading around $4–$4.60 through early October, then exploded on Oct. 15. Data from the company’s IR site show OMER jumped from $4.10 (Oct 14 close) to $10.42 by Oct 15 close investor.omeros.com. Intraday on Oct 15, it even hit a high around $12.10. This roughly 150% one-day surge was driven by the Novo Nordisk deal (see below). Trading volume was staggering: Benzinga reports ~89.2 million shares traded (vs. a ~1.1M daily average) during the rally benzinga.com. By mid-October 16 pre-market, OMER was around $9–10 per share – still far above levels seen
16 October 2025
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First Horizon (FHN) Stock Shocker: CEO’s Merger Hint Sends Shares Tumbling 13%

First Horizon (FHN) Stock Shocker: CEO’s Merger Hint Sends Shares Tumbling 13%

Stock Performance and Recent Trend According to market reports, FHN shares traded around $20 on Oct 15, 2025 after the selloff bloomberg.com. This was down ~13% from Wednesday’s open near $23.02 marketbeat.com. (FHN had just hit its 52-week high ~$23.63 earlier in October marketbeat.com.) The share price briefly touched an intraday low of $19.99 bloomberg.com. For perspective, that is the steepest one-day drop since regulators derailed TD Bank’s planned $13.4 billion merger with FHN in May 2023 bloomberg.com. FHN’s 50-day and 200-day moving averages were near $22.5 and $20.7 respectively marketbeat.com, so the plunge pushed the stock back towards longer-term support
16 October 2025
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Omeros Stock Explodes 146% on Surprise $2.1B Novo Nordisk Deal – What Comes Next?

Omeros Stock Explodes 146% on Surprise $2.1B Novo Nordisk Deal – What Comes Next?

Novo Nordisk Licensing Deal Sparks Rally On Oct. 15, Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) and Omeros announced a landmark deal licensing zaltenibart (OMS906), Omeros’s experimental MASP-3 inhibitor for rare blood/kidney diseases investor.omeros.com. Under the agreement, Novo pays $340M upfront and can pay up to $2.1 billion in total milestones and royalties for exclusive global rights investor.omeros.com reuters.com. Reuters reports that Omeros stock “more than doubled to $9.90” in early trading after the news reuters.com, and by market close had settled near $10.10 investing.com. TechStock² (ts2.tech) notes Omeros shares surged roughly 65% on the announcement ts2.tech. The deal is structured as an
15 October 2025
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Nuclear SPAC Stock Skyrockets on Merger Frenzy: HOND Shares Soar as Terrestrial Energy Deal Nears

Nuclear SPAC Stock Skyrockets on Merger Frenzy: HOND Shares Soar as Terrestrial Energy Deal Nears

HOND stock has surged into the mid-$20s (around $24.98 as of Oct. 15, 2025) after trading in the high teens last week investing.com marketbeat.com. Its volume spiked (about 1.14 million shares on Oct. 13) and the stock gapped up from $18.86 to $21.69 at open on Oct. 13 marketbeat.com. – The catalyst is a proposed merger with Terrestrial Energy Inc., a next-gen nuclear reactor company. The SEC declared the merger’s S-4 registration effective on Sept. 26, and HCM II shareholders will vote on Oct. 20 to approve the deal businesswire.com businesswire.com. If approved, the combined firm will list on Nasdaq
15 October 2025
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